I feel sorry for Kate Kelly, I really do. I don't believe her Ordain Women
movement was correct in its approach or interpretation of certain passages in
the scriptures, but I don't find joy in knowing that she has repeatedly
gone against the church in this regard and has been excommunicated. Perhaps her
original intent (several months ago) was just a question, but it has certainly
evolved to more than that over the past year. I hope she finds her way back, I
really do.

She came with demands not questions. When those demands
weren't met, she tried to embarrass the church by going Jason Chaffetz with
every camera she could find.

The Mormon church need not cave to
pressure from some uncivil people. The church has a right to have a doctrine and
to stick with it. They shouldn't ever be held at ransom.

Let
this be a lesson to others who desire to overrule those called to receive
revelation for the church. No matter how loud you are, how popular you become,
and how many cameras you seek out, you cannot overrule the church's
inspired leadership.

With all of the deep issues she has with the church, I wonder why she
hasn't just moved on before it came to this point. I think there is room
to grow when it comes to issues involving women and the church. But eventually
one runs into the fact that Jesus Christ is male. If the church is too
patriarchal, and you believe that no man can understand, teach, or help you, how
can a male Savior help you? That seems to be the end result of anyone who has
issues with male leadership in the church that runs as deep as the OW group.

The fact is that most people in the church, male and female, will
never be in positions of authority. Bishops can be jerks to both sexes. Most
members are just people, hopefully trying to be kind and improve their lives.

Anyway, I wish the best for Kate Kelly and her group. But it does
seem to me that she would be best in another religion, given the level of issue
that she takes with the current church.

Totally not surprising. She tried to steady the ark. Repeatedly. Again I ask:
What, exactly, was she thinking? The Priesthood has been exclusively male for
7,000 years. What made her think that she was going to change that? r that God
had suddenly changed His mind.... and she was the vehicle in which He chose to
do so? That's kind of... hubris?

If she thinks she was
privileged to get revelation for the entire church that the prophet did not,
well, she's welcome to start her own church. But that's apostasy from
the LDS church, and no question about it.

If she didn't get a
revelation.... then what on earth was she thinking? Especially after Elder
Oaks' talk?

I'm sorry she brought this on herself, but
her attitudes and actions could only lead to this. So be it. I hope she comes
back like William W. Clayton did.

It has always seemed to me that Ms. Kelly and her followers have chosen (perhaps
without even fully realizing it) to center their lives on feminism instead of
Jesus Christ and His Church. Ms. Kelly is now at a place in her life where
'two roads diverge in a yellow wood', she can choose to repent and
come back to Christ and His Church or she can continue to stubbornly stay
centered on feminism. I hope she comes back.

No surprise, teach against the doctrine of a church and attempt to use media an
public pressure to alter its beliefs and you will be excommunicated. Apparanlty
she forgot her reccomend questions. She has the free will to believe what she
wants but that does not make it doctrinaly correct or acceptable. I wish her
well. Another example of someone who let pride kill her testimony. And for her
defenders it is okay to have diverse opinions on church issues an doctrine but
if you truly do ascribe belief in this church and its teachings then you accept
some stances on how policy and doctrine is established in this church and the
source it comes from. It would be good for members to re-visit Brigham Youngs
statement in the Kirtland Temple in defending Joseph Smith from some members who
believed they could do a similair thing and u-surp the defined channels and keys
god revelaed through the prophets you might also revisit 2nd peter 1:20-21

I also feel sorry for Kate Kelly in that she has lost her church membership and
all of the blessings that have been and could have been hers. It's not
wrong to question, but after you have been given an answer, as hard as it is to
take sometimes, you need to let it go. After reading the letter she wrote to her
bishop she left them no choice. If the church means as much to her as she says
it does she will repent and work her way back. "The natural man is an enemy
to God and has been since the fall"

I find the title of this article troubling. It places the emphasis on the bishop
rather than Kelly, who left the church, who did not even show up for the
meeting. I anticipate that most if not all of the media will communicate this
event as something that was done to Kelly rather than something she did to
herself. I hope she comes back too.

Not a suprise, given her open defiance to requests to stop the open
demonstrations, etc.

Typically, a letter is written to the subject of
the counsel listing their restrictions, and counsel as they move toward
returning to membership. I am sure we will get to read this letter once Ms.
Kelly releases it to the press.

I am sure this will help Ms. Kelly
advance her career as an equal rights activist as well.

I am grateful they ex-communicated Kate. This puts her in a position where she
can decide to come back to the church, or continue to fight the church. It is
her choice. I'm very grateful for the choice the Bishopric made and feel
that it was inspired.

I wholeheartedly oppose OW in everything they are trying to accomplish in the
Church. I believe that if God intended for women to hold the priesthood He would
have given it to Eve along with Adam. I would be glad to bring Kate Kelly back
into the Church, but only if she repents of her sins and forsakes these foolish
and nonsensical ideas.

I too am sorry for Kate Kelly. This must be a painful and disappointing chapter
in her life. I hope her efforts move the LDS church forward to a point where
women are equally represented in the Corporation of the President of the LDS
Church, the Corporation of the Presiding Bishopric of the LDS Church and
hopefully a to-be created Corporation of the Relief Society of the LDS Church. I
hope that women and girls are equally represented in the things like a
disciplinary action. I hope that girls are equally represented in the budget for
girls camps versus scout camps. I hope that women and girls are allowed to
advance in their lives and in the Church through promotions that are equal to
boys. I hope that women can confess and confide in other women, including
confessions or interviews for the temple or other cultural and doctrinal
activities. I disagree that sharing the priesthood equals equality. I do not
think sameness is essential. I hope for equality, and maybe Kelly moved that
conversation forward. Kindnesses to her.

I wonder what we'd call a company that categorically refused to
hire/promote women to top leadership positions. Would we use the same
terminology that we'd use to call a church that doesn't have female
clergy/priesthood, or something different? If something different, why?